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Mill
·noun To beat with the fists.
II. Mill ·noun To roll into bars, as steel.
III. Mill ·noun A <<Pugi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill
For grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). That used by the Hebrews co...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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mill
A chisel.
to mill
To rob; also to break, beat out, or kill. I'll mill your glaze; I'll beat out yo...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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mill
A boxing match, whether standing up or nailed to a chest.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mill
The mills of the ancient Hebrews probably differed but little from those at present in use in the Ea...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bridge
·vt To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
II. Bridge ·add. ·noun A card game resembling whist....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bridge
To make a bridge of any one's nose; to push the bottle past him, so as to deprive him of his turn of...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to bridge
To build a bridge, or bridges; as, 'to bridge a river.'--Webster.
Mr. Todd, in his edition of Johns...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bridge
A narrow gangway between two hatchways, sometimes termed a bridge. Military bridges to afford a pass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Barker's mill
·- A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Craze-mill
·noun ·Alt. of Crazing-mill.
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Crazing-mill
·noun A mill for grinding tin ore.
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Mill-cake
·noun The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be sub...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mill-sixpence
·noun A milled sixpence;
— the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).
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Tilt-mill
·noun A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the process of tilting is carried on.
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Walk-mill
·noun A fulling mill.
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Water mill
·- A mill whose machinery is moved by water;
— distinguished from a windmill, and a steam mill.
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Mill, James
(1773-1836)
Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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The Horse Mill
Tenement called "le Horsmylle" in Graschirchstrete in parish of St. Peter upon Cornhulle granted to ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mill Alley
See Great Bell Alley, Coleman Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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mill lay
To force open the doors of houses in order to rob them.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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water-mill
A woman's private parts.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wind-mill
The fundament. She has no fortune but her mills; i.e. she has nothing but her **** and a*se.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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flouring-mill
A grist mill.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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boltin-mill
a hand-mill. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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mill-holms
watery places about a mill-dam. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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smilting-mill
a furnace for melting lead-ore. Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Auction bridge
·add. ·- A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bridge-ward
·noun The principal ward of a key.
II. Bridge-ward ·noun A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Leg bridge
·add. ·- A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders are rigidly secured at their ex...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water bridge
·- ·see Water table.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Wheatstone's bridge
·- ·see under <<Bridge>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Blackfriars Bridge
A bridge across the Thames above London Bridge extending from the southern end of New Bridge Street ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridewell Bridge
Bridge over the Fleet opposite Bridewell at the end of Paved Alley, built of timber before the Fire,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Gate
Said to be one of the four original gates of the City. On London Bridge (S. 42).
New made when the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge House
A dwelling-house attached to St. Thomas' Chapel on London Bridge, and quite distinct from the Bridge...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Street
South from Easteheap to Old London Bridge. Now Fish Street Hill.
Earliest mention found in records ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fleet Bridge
Over the Fleet River between Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill, near Fleet Prison, in Farringdon Ward Wi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hermitage Bridge
See Swing Bridge, Hermitage Entrance.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Holborn Bridge
At the east end of Holborn Hill and north end of Fleet Market over the Fleet, at its junction with t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Bridge
Extends across the River Thames from Adelaide Place and King William Street to High Street, Southwar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Southwark Bridge
Connects the north and south sides of the river from Queen Street Place to Bankside, Southwark. Desi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Temple Bridge
Order for repair of the Bridge of the New Temple by which persons coming to Parliament and Councils ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Bridge
Over the Thames, from the eastern boundary of the Tower to Southwark, parish of St. John Horseleydow...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Traitors' Bridge
At the Tower of London (Strype, ed. 1755~B0yle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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asses'-bridge
The well-known name of prop. 5, b. i. of Euclid, the difficulty of which makes many give in.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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bridge-islet
A portion of land which becomes insular at high-water as Old Woman's Isle at Bombay, and among other...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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bridge-train
An equipment for insuring the passage of troops over a river. Pontooners. (See pontoon.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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drowning-bridge
A sluice-gate for overflowing meadows.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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floating bridge
A passage formed across a river or creek by means of bridges of boats, as over the Douro, Rhine, &c....
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Mill, John Stuart
(1806-1873)
Philosopher, s. of the above, b. in London, was ed. by his f. with the view of making h...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wind Mill Alley
West out of Minories. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Site now occupied by offices and business...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge House Court
West out of Gracechurch Street, at No. 37, opposite Talbot Court (Lockie, 1816).
Shown in Horwood, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge House Rents
On the north side of Newgate Street, opposite Warwick Lane, in 1546 and 1617, shown in a "plat of th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward School
In Old Swan Lane, on the west side (Lockie, 1810).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward Within
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, known as Bridge Ward Within, in contradistinction to Southw...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward Without
= Southwark. Not included in the present work.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horse-shoe Bridge
A bridge over the stream of the Walbrook by the church of St. John upon Walbrook (S. 27 and 230).
E...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Bridge Street
East out of New Bridge Street to St. Martin's Court, on the boundary of Farringdon Wards Within and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Bridge Square
On London Bridge, in Bridge Ward (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Bridge Waterworks
See Water Works, London Bridge.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Bridge Wharf
On the east side of London Bridge and the south side of Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bri...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Margaret Bridge Street
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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New Bridge Street
South from Fleet Street to Blackfriars Bridge (P.O. Directory). On the boundary of Farringdon Ward W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Southwark Bridge Stairs
Adjoining Southwark Bridge on the west (O.S. 1894). First mention: O.S. 1875.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Tower Bridge Approach
On the northern side of the Tower Bridge, from Mansel Street at Tower Hill to the Bridge (O.S. 1894-...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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to go through the mill
A metaphor alluding to grain which has been through the mill. A Western editor observed that the mai...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Cistern at Fleet Bridge
Made in 1478 by the inhabitants of Fleet Street at their own charges for the receipt of the waste wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit at Fleet Bridge
A cistern or conduit for receipt of spring water made by the inhabitants of Fleet Street in 1478, bu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Forcier, near London Bridge
Erected by Peter Moris, a Dutchman, in 1582, for the supply of water to the eastern part of the City...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horse-shoe Bridge Street
East out of Tower Royal to the church of St. John Walbrook (S. 230).
First mention: A lane leading ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Michael towards London Bridge
See St. Michael Crooked Lane.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Olave by London Bridge
Qy. = Olave (St.) Hart Street or Olave (St.) Southwark.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swing Bridge, Hermitage Entrance
Over the Hermitage Entrance to the London Docks (O.S. 25 in. 1897).
Former name : " Hermitage Bridg...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Thomas Chapel, London Bridge
Erected over the centre pier of the first stone bridge on the east side, 1176-1209.
"Capella beati ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Water House, London Bridge
See Water Works, London Bridge.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Water Works, London Bridge
On the west side of Old London Bridge, opposite St. Magnus Church, in Bridge Ward Within (O. and M. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Margaret de Froscherche, by London Bridge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.